Mister Lee’s Noodles — a ramen bar inside the Easton Public Market co-owned by award-winning Chef Lee Chizmar of Bolete — has been named to Food Network’s “Where to Slurp Great Ramen from Coast to Coast” list.

Mister Lee’s is one of three Pennsylvania restaurants noted for its great ramen in Food Network’s list. The list features 54 restaurants across the country. You can see the list here: https://bit.ly/2Q5Sa6N

Food Network says: “The only ramen shop in the region, Mister Lee’s is located in an indoor market that has helped revitalize downtown Easton. Chef Lee Chizmar and Erin Shea, the "farm-to-table" duo of the Lehigh Valley, best known for their award-winning restaurant Bolete, created Mister Lee’s Noodles in 2016 as a fun and nontraditional take on Japanese noodles. The chefs hand-pull their noodles, make a homemade dashi for their broth, and source from local farms, exposing diners to the area's bounty. They offer both hot and cold bowls of ramen, including a bacon ramen with bacon-dashi broth and tempura bacon.”

The other two Pennsylvania restaurants praised for their ramen are based in Philadelphia: Cheu Noodle Bar and Kung Fu Hoagies.

The national attention for Mister Lee’s Noodles is the latest in a long list of accolades for Chizmar and Shea. Last year, People magazine named Bolete “the most popular restaurant in Pennsylvania.” Bolete has been recognized numerous times by OpenTable, a provider of online restaurant reservations, as well as by Conde Nast Traveler and Best Life Magazine among others. Chizmar was a semifinalist for the most prestigious award for chefs, a James Beard Award, in 2015.

Chizmar and Shea are opening their third restaurant business, a New England-style clam shack inside the Easton Public Market. The clam shack will take over the 3rd & Ferry Fresh Fish stand, which has been closed since Feb. 25.

The stand is to the left of the entrance and visible through the large glass windows of the front of the market. Chizmar and Shea hope to open the clam shack later this year, and will reveal the name of the new space closer to launch. It will offer some retail seafood, as well as ready-to-eat items. Think lobster roll, oysters and fried clams.